[R] Building XML package for MacOS X

[Sean Davis]

I know this is not entirely on-topic, but assuming that several users
have had to do this, could someone give me some specifics?  If it is
off-topic, feel free to reply directly rather than to the group.

Thanks

> The simplest way is probably to edit the libxml2 library and remove
> the module containing xmlParserError.  That's what the Windows maintainer
> has to do.
>
> On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Sean Davis wrote:
>
> > I am working to build the XML package for R on MacOS X.  I have installed
> > libxml2-2.5.9 into /usr/local.  I set the
> > LIBXML_INCDIR=/usr/local/include/libxml2.  I use R INSTALL, I get the
> > following:
> >
> > R INSTALL -c -l /usr/local/R/library XML_0.94-1.tar.gz
> >   :
> >   :
> >   :
> > gcc -bundle -flat_namespace -undefined suppress -L/sw/lib -L/usr/local/lib
> > -o XML.so DocParse.o EventParse.o ExpatParse.o HTMLParse.o RSDTD.o
> > RUtils.o Utils.o XMLEventParse.o XMLTree.o -lz  -lxml2
> > ld: multiple definitions of symbol _xmlParserError
> > Utils.o definition of _xmlParserError in section (__TEXT,__text)
> > /usr/local/lib/libxml2.dylib(libxml2.2.5.9.dylib-master.o) definition of
> > _xmlParserError
> > make: *** [XML.so] Error 1
> > ERROR: compilation failed for package 'XML'
> >
> > How can I fix the problem?  I have tried compiling straight source that
> > has other problems.  I think that I need to modify the "makefile" to let
> > the compiler to use only the first definition of _xmlParserError, but I
> > don't know how to do this when using R INSTALL.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sean
> >
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